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Manager, Contract

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Pre-Contract

  • Oversee the entire tendering process from initiation to approval, ensuring adherence to management guidelines
  • Manage tender award processes in alignment with Management approvals
  • Ensure the efficiency of tendering and procurement processes to meet organizational objectives and financial targets
  • Understand and collate project & technical information. Ensure missing or ambiguous information is being reviewed and resolved to ensure tender completeness
  • Prepare Procurement Strategy and Tender Events Schedule
  • Preparation of Project Execution Plan, contractual/commercial/financial matters
  • Manage Pre-Qualification exercise; review, summarise and score Pre-Qualification returns; review Pre-Qualification Report
  • Manage full tender documentation (such as front-end tender documents, tender forms, schedule of works/rates, bills of quantities, warranty format, specific project information, etc.) in line with in-house processes and procedures
  • Manage tender invitation, tender clarifications and addendum
  • Following tender returns, prepare tender analysis (prior to tender interview) and final tender analysis (post-tender interview) on commercial submissions. Lead on review of all commercial, financial and contractual matters such as cost-levelling, understanding of financial statements (debt ratio), exclusions and assumptions, completeness of tender forms/submissions, etc
  • Prepare tender interview meetings, issuance of post-tender clarification together with the consultant
  • Prepare tender assessment and recommendation report together with Project Manager
  • File all recommendation reports and communications until approval is received


Post-Contract (Contracts Administration)

  • Issuance of Letter of Intent, Contract Document
  • Perform Elemental Cost Analysis post-contract award and provide vital industry cost benchmarks and insights
  • Manage collation of documentation for project commitments (i.e. Agreements, Contracts, Work Authorizations, Variation Orders, Final Accounts
  • Manage and monitor the update of all relevant project documents/ registers such as Contract Register, Project Register, Variation Claims, Cost Reports, etc. ensuring current status clarity on contracting arrangement and payment applications
  • Raise alert on non-compliant or outstanding matters such as contracting arrangements, payment matters and change orders/variation orders for contracts
  • Ensure all contractual and commercial documents are duly filed regularly on to project folders. These include but not limited to Variation Order, Cost Report, Final Account; Letter of Intent, Contract, Payment Claims/Certificates, Variation, Final Accounts
  • Ensure audit compliance of commercial & contractual documentation in compliance with established governance


Commercial Management

  • Process payment applications for projects in compliance with established governance
  • Ensure all payment applications are within the contracted payment period and in line with the current and latest Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act, 2012 (CIPAA)
  • Ensure the efficiency of tendering and procurement processes to meet organizational objectives and financial targets
  • Perform Elemental Cost Analysis post-contract award and provide vital industry cost benchmarks and insights
  • Manage the tracking of changes to the design and/or construction work and assist in assessing entitlement against contract requirements, adjusting budget projections accordingly
  • Review cost reporting and supporting financial information - Manage and monitor regular cost reporting on changes, cost to complete, contingency, cashflow,
  • Set up and maintain library of key trade schedule of rates for pricing and benchmarking


Project closeout

  • Manage the project team in project closeout process including handover documentation
  • Preparation and closeout of final account and financial reconciliation


Required Knowledge And Skills

  • Technical knowledge: Familiar with Standard Conditions of Contract including PAM, PWD
  • Market Knowledge: Familiarity with local market knowledge of pricing trends
  • Excellent numeracy skills: Advanced working knowledge of MS Excel and MS Word
  • Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Problem solving has the ability to confidently work through problems and find solutions
  • Collaboration: displays the ability to work in a team. Excellent relationship-building and interpersonal skills
  • Desire to learn: displays a willingness and enthusiasm to learn and be guided by Senior Managers and stays up to date with the latest industry information
  • To be considered for this role, qualified with an undergraduate degree in quantity surveying, commercial management or a related construction subject
  • The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 7 years of experience in a similar role
  • Strong English communication skills and excellent time management skills are required
Requirements


Pre-Contract

  • Oversee the entire tendering process from initiation to approval, ensuring adherence to management guidelines
  • Manage tender award processes in alignment with Management approvals
  • Ensure the efficiency of tendering and procurement processes to meet organizational objectives and financial targets
  • Understand and collate project & technical information. Ensure missing or ambiguous information is being reviewed and resolved to ensure tender completeness
  • Prepare Procurement Strategy and Tender Events Schedule
  • Preparation of Project Execution Plan, contractual/commercial/financial matters
  • Manage Pre-Qualification exercise; review, summarise and score Pre-Qualification returns; review Pre-Qualification Report
  • Manage full tender documentation (such as front-end tender documents, tender forms, schedule of works/rates, bills of quantities, warranty format, specific project information, etc.) in line with in-house processes and procedures
  • Manage tender invitation, tender clarifications and addendum
  • Following tender returns, prepare tender analysis (prior to tender interview) and final tender analysis (post-tender interview) on commercial submissions. Lead on review of all commercial, financial and contractual matters such as cost-levelling, understanding of financial statements (debt ratio), exclusions and assumptions, completeness of tender forms/submissions, etc
  • Prepare tender interview meetings, issuance of post-tender clarification together with the consultant
  • Prepare tender assessment and recommendation report together with Project Manager
  • File all recommendation reports and communications until approval is received


Post-Contract (Contracts Administration)

  • Issuance of Letter of Intent, Contract Document
  • Perform Elemental Cost Analysis post-contract award and provide vital industry cost benchmarks and insights
  • Manage collation of documentation for project commitments (i.e. Agreements, Contracts, Work Authorizations, Variation Orders, Final Accounts
  • Manage and monitor the update of all relevant project documents/ registers such as Contract Register, Project Register, Variation Claims, Cost Reports, etc. ensuring current status clarity on contracting arrangement and payment applications
  • Raise alert on non-compliant or outstanding matters such as contracting arrangements, payment matters and change orders/variation orders for contracts
  • Ensure all contractual and commercial documents are duly filed regularly on to project folders. These include but not limited to Variation Order, Cost Report, Final Account; Letter of Intent, Contract, Payment Claims/Certificates, Variation, Final Accounts
  • Ensure audit compliance of commercial & contractual documentation in compliance with established governance


Commercial Management

  • Process payment applications for projects in compliance with established governance
  • Ensure all payment applications are within the contracted payment period and in line with the current and latest Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act, 2012 (CIPAA)
  • Ensure the efficiency of tendering and procurement processes to meet organizational objectives and financial targets
  • Perform Elemental Cost Analysis post-contract award and provide vital industry cost benchmarks and insights
  • Manage the tracking of changes to the design and/or construction work and assist in assessing entitlement against contract requirements, adjusting budget projections accordingly
  • Review cost reporting and supporting financial information - Manage and monitor regular cost reporting on changes, cost to complete, contingency, cashflow,
  • Set up and maintain library of key trade schedule of rates for pricing and benchmarking


Project closeout

  • Manage the project team in project closeout process including handover documentation
  • Preparation and closeout of final account and financial reconciliation


Required Knowledge And Skills

  • Technical knowledge: Familiar with Standard Conditions of Contract including PAM, PWD
  • Market Knowledge: Familiarity with local market knowledge of pricing trends
  • Excellent numeracy skills: Advanced working knowledge of MS Excel and MS Word
  • Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Problem solving has the ability to confidently work through problems and find solutions
  • Collaboration: displays the ability to work in a team. Excellent relationship-building and interpersonal skills
  • Desire to learn: displays a willingness and enthusiasm to learn and be guided by Senior Managers and stays up to date with the latest industry information
  • To be considered for this role, qualified with an undergraduate degree in quantity surveying, commercial management or a related construction subject
  • The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 7 years of experience in a similar role
  • Strong English communication skills and excellent time management skills are required